Back in early April, Chrome beta for desktops received the ability to sync tabs throughout all of your other Chrome experiences. It was essentially the same sync feature that the Android version of the browser had at launch, but this would complete the syncing experience. Today, this same syncing feature was released to the non-beta or stable Chrome for desktops. If you don’t see the option after signing into Chrome, Google has said that it make take a few weeks before it is active on everyone’s browser. 

A presentation by Mozilla’s Madhava Enros has surfaced online, giving us a look at the future of their popular browser, better known as Firefox. In the slides, you can quickly figure out what the goal is here – to create a browser that looks and feels the same across all platforms, hence the “distinctive and unified” mention at the top of the first slide. Over the last few months, they merged their mobile and desktop teams to hopefully make this dream come true.

The motto for this new project seems to be “soft, friendly, and human,” and that makes sense. After cruising through the slides, I sort of see what they are getting at with the curves, soft colors, and simple approach (wait, is that human?). In the presentation, you will find a number of pictures that represent the Firefox team’s ideas for the future of the browser. Be sure to check it out at the source link below.

According to Sundar Pichai, Google’s senior VP of Chrome and Apps, the Android version of Chrome is in beta 2 and on the verge of leaving it for good in the coming weeks. After launching in early February, we have already seen at least two updates to the app that has quickly become one of the most popular browsers on the platform. In “beta 2″ it sounds as if there won’t be any major changes, and instead the focus has been put on stability and bug squashing:

“We launched beta 2. We addressed a few things,” Pichai said. “Mainly right now, I’m driven by bug quality and stability. We are triaging, tracking, and trying to make it very stable. It is in a matter of weeks.”

I’m about 90% happy with Chrome on Android at this point. Give me the quick controls that are found in the stock ICS browser and I’d be up to about 98%. Toss in Flash, just for kicks, and you may have the best browser ever built for a mobile device.

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Via:  CNET | AndroidGuys

Chrome for Android received an update this morning, bringing with it the requesting of desktop or mobile sites, ability to add bookmarks to your home screens, and more. There aren’t quick controls yet, but at least we are seeing regular updates to one of the best Android browsers available. The app is now available in 31 languages and in all countries that support the Google Play store.

Changes:

• You can now request the desktop version of a website, in case you would rather not view the mobile version.
• You can now add bookmarks as shortcuts on your home screen, so you can get to your favorite sites faster.
• Choose your favorite apps to handle links opened in Chrome.
• Have a proxy setup for Wi-Fi access? You can now use Chrome with the system proxy configured in Android settings.

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Cheers bjcroteau!

When Chrome for Android was released, the coolest feature was easily its ability to sync with multiple Chrome desktops that you had signed into. What better way to continue your work or recent task or restaurant search than by having access to where you left off immediately on your phone. But what about the other direction? Wouldn’t it be nice to have your mobile browser sessions sync back with your desktop? Indeed it would! In Chrome Beta 19 that was released on Tuesday, you get exactly that. Not only that, but it also syncs with any device running Chrome, so your internet sessions are with you everywhere.

Via:  Chrome | Phandroid

There is a new version of Chrome for Android available in the Google Play store, numbered 0.16.4301.233. You won’t find any new features, but what you will see are a few good bug fixes. We always welcome in minor tweaks like this, however, they still have a running list of features that need to be added like the ability toggle desktop and mobile versions of sites. Everyone still loving the Chrome Beta?

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Via: Google Chrome Blog

Cheers K!

There is an update available for Chrome Beta on Android that I highly suggest you all download immediately. A changelog is not included, but whatever the Chrome team did, we 100% approve of. We haven’t noticed any new Labs features like quick controls, however, the browser itself is insanely fast now. Jumping into your tabs view, loading pages, or flipping between screens never felt so good. At first I thought it could have been my loading of CM9 coupled with the update, but our Twitter feed indicates that the speed improvements are noticeable to everyone with the newest version of the browser. We’ll be on the lookout for an official list, but for now, get to browsing.

*Note – For those that are not running phones with official ICS support (Incredible, Sensation, etc.) aka ROMs, this may break Chrome for you. Update with caution.

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Cheers Michael!